Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-11
KILLED BY a WOMAN.
Testimony In the Trial of Susan
Clark for the Murder 0f McQuaSle.

The trial Of the colored girl susan C,ark, In
dicted Cor the murder OF George McQuade on the
25th OF october Inst by shooting him, was ~
sumed In the Criminal Court this morning-ps-
trtct Attorney worthington for the government
and Messrs. Shillington and VIM. Norris Tor the
defendant
The selection Of Jurors from the talesmea
drawn yesterday was then begun and Mt. shilling.
ton asked those In the box ~ they had read last
nights STAN. and several answered in the afnrma-
tive. They were then asked n they were affected
oy the notice OF this case and they replied In the
negative .r
had formed an opinion from what he had read In
The STAR OF yesterday
The district attorney said that II was an un-
Mr.. shillington remarked that similar state
ment IL In the Rcp,sbiicoa also, and that they
The court said that the press ought not 20 pub.
il lis, SUED af,eS especially when the jury had
AZ II 10 O'Clock the jury was completed ana
sworn follows: VIM. J. SAUL James C. WIZ
marth, John Evans simon Q. Hoilohan, John A,
WI s,erger, Caarie.o Thrown, A. 7. Eaton, r. b. Yrs6
gusun and John Scot.
The district attorney opened the case TO the
jury, bffy reciting the facts and said n he should
prove them as STAYED II would be clear case q
murder. They would show that there had been
In which threats had been made and after the
shooting and arrest she said she regretted NOS
having served Lettie Brown the same way.
THE TESTIMONY
Dr. Furmann J. Shadd testified that Mcouade
was brought 10 the Freedmans hospital In Go.
tober last with gun shot wound In the head. The
ball entering the right side OF the head little
back. He Was unconscious and lived four and
hall hourA On Characterization witness said
there were marks Indicating that the weapon was
Harry 5. Hutton, driver OF the police ambulance,
testified that on the night OF october l4th he took
"A IN he
hospital. He was unconscious and had q wound
In the head on cross-examination witness sAta
that McQuade was lying In the large alley near q
John N. Coy1e testified to the drawings OF The
locality being made by him
Lette Brown testified that she was ~ years old:
that she was standing at the corner on the night
in question when McQuade called her Witness
went 70 him and he made her sit on cart. This
was I'm Ridge street alley, near street lie then
smacked her on the face with hts open hand aud
she got up. he followed her up 70 the little alley
Ing McQuade said 10 him: "you 20 out OF here. /.
Susie pulled her hand from underneath her apron
and witness got glimpse OF pistol and caught
hold OF McQuade 10 tell him that Suae had hold of
a revolver. lobe Parker took hold OF witness and
said IL She caught hold Of McQuade again he would
stamp n again ara har Srnes gas he'd hold
held her in the yard Susie then said 10 Ceorge II
he did not so out Of that alley sne would put .
bail In him, ana then pulling the pistol OFT she
fired Tobe lei go OF her and ran out takeing hold
OF George and said: "lm of At don't
believe that woman has Killed this man" Susie
then aske., "1obe, Il ne dead?" ou, she did not
hear the reply. Susie then said: az Le Is dead,
howsolnever, you must do the best you can by
him; must CO." witness noticed that susie was
bu. a few feel of. George was lying on his face,
and Susie stepped over nIm ard went out towards
y street. Witness did not see the shooting and
heard but one shot. Witness and Tote Parker
We're both ia the yard and neither could see the
shot fred.
IL. j. II. Uartigan testified " having made the
autopsy on october 18th, and 10 finding that the
bail entered the back "a the head, lodging INSIDE
the skull AT the front. There Were what appeared
TO te, powder marks about the wound.
After recess the Witness Letile Brown, was
cross-eXamined and admitted that she was inti.
| mate vita McQuade for about two months up 10
about three weeks before The killing She fell out
with him because he went 70 see girl IN prathcrs
alley. McQuade returned from the penitentiary
about year ago. Witness had been In the WORK
house and Also TAIL